Cobra Jet
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I know some of you have some really nice garages and most seem to just paint their interior walls. Walls that have been properly taped, spackled, nailed (or screwed), smoothed and have an excellent base to start with, painting obviously is the best and least expensive route to take (and of course, turns out magnificent on nicely prepared walls).
But, what about those that do not have a "near perfect" base drywall to start with - such as poor tape/spackle jobs, nail pops and/or only "roughed in" walls done by the previous owner and/or home building contractor?
What else can be done with interior garage walls?
Are there any type of wall coverings that can be used instead of painting? I was looking at sheet goods to go over the wallboard, as most can be purchased in 4'x8' sections, but, cost is a factor. Then again, cost is also a factor to have someone come to the home and re-do all of the taping, nail pops, spackle, etc. properly OR even to lay over new drywall on top of the existing.
I see sub sections on this site for certain aspects of a garage, but nothing for or about interior wall ideas.
For those of you in a similar situation - can you post up what you have done, or what your future plans are for your garage walls?
I also thought of buying old signs, posters, etc to go over the existing walls instead of investing a bunch of $$$ on the walls, but obviously, it would be costly to do that as well and I'm not really resolving the initial concern... LOL.
What about ceilings - have you just painted the ceilings, or used any "pop corn" type application? I thought about pop-corning the ceiling, but I'm not sure if that is "out of date" or would look totally stupid.
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My 2 car garage interior was previously dry walled (walls & ceiling) by the home contractor who built the house (1994). It is all insulated, has a 14ft ceiling (IIRC) and from the floor up to about 3.5-4ft is the common cinderblock foundation that encompasses the entire garage (which I can easily paint w/ proper product). None of the walls were ever painted, so it's all original, bare drywall. The prep that was done, was for the most part, common contractor work done quickly and not finished very well, since it was "just a garage".
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Any help, ideas, thoughts, etc is appreciated.
But, what about those that do not have a "near perfect" base drywall to start with - such as poor tape/spackle jobs, nail pops and/or only "roughed in" walls done by the previous owner and/or home building contractor?
What else can be done with interior garage walls?
Are there any type of wall coverings that can be used instead of painting? I was looking at sheet goods to go over the wallboard, as most can be purchased in 4'x8' sections, but, cost is a factor. Then again, cost is also a factor to have someone come to the home and re-do all of the taping, nail pops, spackle, etc. properly OR even to lay over new drywall on top of the existing.
I see sub sections on this site for certain aspects of a garage, but nothing for or about interior wall ideas.
For those of you in a similar situation - can you post up what you have done, or what your future plans are for your garage walls?
I also thought of buying old signs, posters, etc to go over the existing walls instead of investing a bunch of $$$ on the walls, but obviously, it would be costly to do that as well and I'm not really resolving the initial concern... LOL.
What about ceilings - have you just painted the ceilings, or used any "pop corn" type application? I thought about pop-corning the ceiling, but I'm not sure if that is "out of date" or would look totally stupid.
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My 2 car garage interior was previously dry walled (walls & ceiling) by the home contractor who built the house (1994). It is all insulated, has a 14ft ceiling (IIRC) and from the floor up to about 3.5-4ft is the common cinderblock foundation that encompasses the entire garage (which I can easily paint w/ proper product). None of the walls were ever painted, so it's all original, bare drywall. The prep that was done, was for the most part, common contractor work done quickly and not finished very well, since it was "just a garage".
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Any help, ideas, thoughts, etc is appreciated.
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